- Date
- December 18, 1970
- Place
- Laredo, TX · LAREDO, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- XB-GAPPiper PA-31
- Status
- Completed · report August 23, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159460
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-0011 70/12/18 LAREDO,TEX PIPER PA-31 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE TIME - 1235 XB-GAP PX- 0 1 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 50, 2000 TOTAL HOURS, 320 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAREDO INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MONTERREY,MEX LAREDO,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE STALL LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- R ENG QUIT.NO FUEL FOUND IN LINES. PLT LOST CTL WHILE RECYCLING GR DUE WRNG LT AND HORN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- XB-GAP
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Laredo Intl